Fabius Maximus Stanly (15 December 1815 – 5 December 1882) was an admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the Mexican and Civil Wars. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
Stanly was born on 15 December 1815 in New Bern, N.C. He was appointed midshipman on 20 December 1831. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States For the fish called midshipman see Midshipman fish. The rank of midshipman is one of the oldest ranks still in existence Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a He was promoted to lieutenant on 8 September 1841. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link During the Mexican War, he was assigned to the Pacific Squadron and participated in the capture of California and the defense of San Francisco. The Pacific Squadron, also known as the Pacific Station, was part of the United States Navy in the 1800s and early 1900s California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city He also took part in several land raids and, on one occasion, led a party of 30 bluejackets on a cannon-spiking raid in the midst of 1,500 enemy troops. | NOTE Throughout this article "cannon" is used as BOTH the || singular and plural He completed his mission successfully, returning to the boats with all his wounded and some prisoners to boot.
Promoted to commander at the outset of the Civil War, he served in the Pacific Squadron until 1864. At that time, he was given command of the side-wheel steamer State of Georgia and cruised off the coast of South Carolina for the duration of the war. A large ship built in pre-Civil War Philadelphia in 1851 State of Georgia -- a side wheel steamer built at Philadelphia Pennsylvania, in 1851 South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. Stanly was commissioned captain on 25 July 1866, commodore on 1 July 1870, and rear admiral on 12 February 1874. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was retired from the Navy on 4 June 1874 and died in Washington, D.C., on 5 December 1882. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
In 1941, the destroyer USS Stanly (DD-478) was named in his honor. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy 1943 Stanly remained in Charleston fitting-out and undergoing dock trials until 30 December.
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